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Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98

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Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.98)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago Great Western Railway

Design: 14' concrete encased beam

Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

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UP Bridge #60.45

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UP Bridge #60.45

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 8' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #56.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 2-26' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

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MTRA 64th Street Bridge

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MTRA 64th Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 64th Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design: 60' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over 64th Street

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Bloomingdale Trail - Central Park Avenue Bridge

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Bloomingdale Trail - Central Park Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12J)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Humboldt Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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Design: 2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over Central Park Avenue

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